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as republicans, we look at the state of california. why do we have to leave 55 electoral votes up for grabs, or actually give up 55 electoral votes and not contest them at all. same thing with new york. that's a ton of electoral votes that wer n're not contesting ri now. what we needed to do as a party is concentrate on the economic and national security issues and move away from the social issues. >> penny, what we haven't done in this election is really square out what kind of america the population wants. in terms of -- at the moment, we're going for big government and small taxation and that doesn't work. how are we going to square it? >> exactly. and that's where the balance needs to be. and i agree with boris this is where the president really is going to have to step forward and really put down the agenda. what it looks like, and really be the person that starts to negotiate in a much more up front or much more out-front area as far as on the fiscal path. you know, the senate that was just elected is probably more diverse. you a
as republicans, we look at the state of california. why do we have to leave 55 electoral votes up for grabs, or actually give up 55 electoral votes and not contest them at all. same thing with new york. that's a ton of electoral votes that wer n're not contesting ri now. what we needed to do as a party is concentrate on the economic and national security issues and move away from the social issues. >> penny, what we haven't done in this election is really square out what kind of america...
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state is finally attracting new business like spreadshirt out of boston. 20% of its business was in california. it has moved in next store. >> there was plepty of open space for us to choose from and a great labor pool. we have great employees that are anxious to work for us. we are grows at 100% and we hope to have 200 people here by next year. >> while they have been the most supporting of mitt romney, the gaming ca zone knseatbelt seen tend to support harry reid. guys, they are trying to rest control of the state here from the democrats to the gop. >> jane, they had vegas lines on some of these things. i think the early line called it for president obama i read that this morning? >> it is. but in terms of betting, it is illegal to bet on an election. that hasn't stopped these irish guys over seas for the online betting. one of them online has said that obama has won and started to pay. >> they said they have done crazy stuff for publicitpublici. and they can't get the $750 back if romney were to win. >> you could do intrade but that is like $6 a share. >> go put it on the table. >> and i th
state is finally attracting new business like spreadshirt out of boston. 20% of its business was in california. it has moved in next store. >> there was plepty of open space for us to choose from and a great labor pool. we have great employees that are anxious to work for us. we are grows at 100% and we hope to have 200 people here by next year. >> while they have been the most supporting of mitt romney, the gaming ca zone knseatbelt seen tend to support harry reid. guys, they are...
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california's been hijacked by academics environmentalists, all the refining cooperations in california have led to major declines for a lot of companies who said theyill doing very well. somebody said something about cap and trade, california must start to feel a little too much like europe. >> great, great, we are finding common ground. >> he had the ceo of eatono. preparing those transmission lines. >> the combination of cooper and eaton is really designed to make it so the transmission system worldwide is upgraded so that when you have 6 million to 8 million people without power, they can call him. >> tomorrow on "squawk box," one final employment report before the presidential election, one last read on job before america votes for its nec leader. we'll bring you the numbers and analysis from our annal of experts. it all starts tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. on how different asset classes are performing, and it lets you go in for a closer look at areas within a class or sector that may be bucking a larger trend. i'm stephen hett of fidelity investments. the etf market tracker is on
california's been hijacked by academics environmentalists, all the refining cooperations in california have led to major declines for a lot of companies who said theyill doing very well. somebody said something about cap and trade, california must start to feel a little too much like europe. >> great, great, we are finding common ground. >> he had the ceo of eatono. preparing those transmission lines. >> the combination of cooper and eaton is really designed to make it so the...
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. >> i'm at the strategic growth conference in palm springs, california. a gathering of a couple thousand ceos and business leaders talking about challenges with the global economy and one of the topics of conversation is likely to be news we are just now getting out of washington. the obama administration signaling that it is expanding the multi-year crackdown on bribes paid by u.s. companies to foreign officials under the foreign corrupt practices act and the administration out with new guidelines, 120 pages. the act that's been in place since the carter administration is too vague and putting u.s. companies at a competitive disadvantage. so now the department of justice and the securities exchange commission out with 120 pages of guidelines talking about what is a bribe, who is a foreign official. we've put all of these guidelines on our website. cnbc.com. you can read more about it. this is again something that business leaders have been clamoring for but they want changes in the law. we'll see if the guidelines are enough to ease their concerns. back
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for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >>> just saw opening bell for monday, november 5th here at the big board. a military veteran forum for human resources being held. the food bank for new york city so obviously two groups very involved with hel
for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing...
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i see so many small businesses, i was out in california yesterday, i must have met in four days with eight of our companies, and i asked every one of them, what impact does this have? what difference is it going to make whether romney wins or obama? i honestly believe it's almost a neutral element in terms of the young companies. when they are growing and they are excited and their product is being taken up, and most of them that i'm dealing with are internet or wireless based, it's an environment you don't stop hiring. in fact they have big open to buys. >> so what does affect those companies? what are they looking at beyond their own home base? >> i think the general environment will have an impact. i think that the tone of the top will have an impact. i think my personal feeling, the biggest impact for the kind of companies i'm in are what happens for advertising expenditures. i think advertising and advertising -- >> you talked about immigration policy as well. >> sorry, thank you, thank you. immigration policy is getting the kind of people, everyone is frustrated with the idea o
i see so many small businesses, i was out in california yesterday, i must have met in four days with eight of our companies, and i asked every one of them, what impact does this have? what difference is it going to make whether romney wins or obama? i honestly believe it's almost a neutral element in terms of the young companies. when they are growing and they are excited and their product is being taken up, and most of them that i'm dealing with are internet or wireless based, it's an...
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daryl in california, please. >> caller: booyah, jim cramer. i have a question what is meant by a reverse split stock? >> that means if there's a million shares let's say they do a three to one, make to it 300,000 shares. what is typically done, citi group did one of these. what it does, if you have like 300 billion shares you divide it by three, you got 100 billion. it does raise the price but it's illusory. you just have fewer shares. tyler in florida. >> caller: jim i'm going to give you a south florida booyah. >> i'll take that. i need to go there now always >> caller: sun is shining. actually it's overcast. but quick question for you. when you talk about the economy really booting off again it seems like you talk about it in terms of consuming and not producing. i'm thinking from the way i think about it you need something to be produced before it's consumed. i'm wondering why in terms of a growing economy you talk about consumption instead of production. that's what it seems like to me. >> i do. because in order to be able to raise price
daryl in california, please. >> caller: booyah, jim cramer. i have a question what is meant by a reverse split stock? >> that means if there's a million shares let's say they do a three to one, make to it 300,000 shares. what is typically done, citi group did one of these. what it does, if you have like 300 billion shares you divide it by three, you got 100 billion. it does raise the price but it's illusory. you just have fewer shares. tyler in florida. >> caller: jim i'm...
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i need to go to dave in california. >> booyah from sunny california. i'm into high yield dividend paying stocks. >> we like that one very much. it has a 5% yield. you don't get as much in return. i got to tell you, i think that stock is real good. let's go to will in new york. will? >> how you doing? >> real good, how about you there, chief? >> not too bad. i want to ask you about soda stream. it released earnings last week. wal-mart says it sells great in stores. it is getting nothing but good press. the market beats the stock up like it's vick behind the eagles 0-line but could the stock be in for a second wave? >> first of all, it hasn't been concussed yet. second it is not a major league stock. it is the wrong stock for this environment. >> susan. >> how do you feel about exel? >> i like exel. and by the way, another one of -- another one of our specs, dbax, nice move today. remember, i am in favor of speculation as long as it's only one small piece of your portfolio. and that is the conclusion of and that is the conclusion of the lightning round.
i need to go to dave in california. >> booyah from sunny california. i'm into high yield dividend paying stocks. >> we like that one very much. it has a 5% yield. you don't get as much in return. i got to tell you, i think that stock is real good. let's go to will in new york. will? >> how you doing? >> real good, how about you there, chief? >> not too bad. i want to ask you about soda stream. it released earnings last week. wal-mart says it sells great in stores....
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dal in california, please. >> caller: booyah,jim cramer. i have a question what is meant by a reverse split stock? >> of the that means if there's a million shares let's say they do a three to one, make to it 300,000 shares. what is typically done, citi group did one of these. what it does, if you have like 300 billion shares you divide it by three, you got 100 billion. it does raise the price but it's illusory. you just have fewer shares. tyler in florida. >> caller: jim i'm going to give you a south florida booyah. >> i'll take that. i need to go there now always >> caller: sun is shining. actually it's overcast. but quick question for you. when you talk about the economy really booting off again it seems like you talk about it in terms of consuming and not producing. i'm thinking from the way i think about it you need something to be produced before it's consumed. i'm wondering why in terms of a growing economy you talk about consumption instead of production. that's what it seems like to me. >> i do. because in order to be able to raise
dal in california, please. >> caller: booyah,jim cramer. i have a question what is meant by a reverse split stock? >> of the that means if there's a million shares let's say they do a three to one, make to it 300,000 shares. what is typically done, citi group did one of these. what it does, if you have like 300 billion shares you divide it by three, you got 100 billion. it does raise the price but it's illusory. you just have fewer shares. tyler in florida. >> caller: jim i'm...
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and perhaps reduces it a lot. >> what did we see in the california vote? americans are dying for higher taxes. >> it is the way america is headed. >> how does the affordable care act cut the deficit? i don't understand. >> it's very simple. there is absolutely no path to a sustainable budget deficit that doesn't reduce the growth of health care cost. no one who knows the fiscal accounts will disagree with that point. and the affordable care act is scored as doing just that. there are early signs. if it doesn't we have to go wac. >> believe that. >> you have got morning money to put together for tomorrow morning. what's your lead? does the inverse happen instead? >> no, i absolutely don't think that it happens instead. i think corporate america is well positioned to understand that this was going to happen. the one thing that we haven't talked about is the enthusiasm didn't materialize for a reason and that is because he was not a great candidate. mitt romney did not sell that to people. it did not work out. he was not the message bearer for that. >>> i jus
and perhaps reduces it a lot. >> what did we see in the california vote? americans are dying for higher taxes. >> it is the way america is headed. >> how does the affordable care act cut the deficit? i don't understand. >> it's very simple. there is absolutely no path to a sustainable budget deficit that doesn't reduce the growth of health care cost. no one who knows the fiscal accounts will disagree with that point. and the affordable care act is scored as doing just...
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you got your own epa in california. and you got your own cap and trade in california. and you got your own tax hikes in california. i guess everybody is going to move to texas. is that true? leave town and go to texas? >> we are certainly going to do everything we can to prevent that. we are hoping to work with the governor and he will do the same. >> you don't really believe that, do you? i mean, governor brown wanted the tax hikes. governor brown is one of the big greenies. he's -- exactly the kind of epa greenie diana first got roth as describing. >> well, you know, we have had a political earthquake here in california after last week. we now have a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly and senate. now for the business community in order for our economy to grow and create jobs in investment, it is really going to be in his decisi decision make what will happen with the legislature to do that. >> you are not too optimistic. democratic legislature and democratic state which is already very liberal, left, right? how -- i don't see a way out for you, sir? >> larry, t
you got your own epa in california. and you got your own cap and trade in california. and you got your own tax hikes in california. i guess everybody is going to move to texas. is that true? leave town and go to texas? >> we are certainly going to do everything we can to prevent that. we are hoping to work with the governor and he will do the same. >> you don't really believe that, do you? i mean, governor brown wanted the tax hikes. governor brown is one of the big greenies. he's...
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pat in california, pat. >> hi jim, i wanted to ask about raw stores. the earnings keep going up and the stock is going down down down. >> she sent out an e-mail and we think raw stores is a boy buy b buy right here. i think the big froth is out of the stock and they have a lot of places that can open the stores. don't take headlines at face value anymore. when you turn tyou are going to see it. >> he goes fast and furious. giving stock after stock their final verdict on the lightening round. and later, bottoming out. there is a lot weighing on this market. fiscal cliff fears and after weeks of painful retreat. is a turn coming? tonight he is using the technicals in tonight's edition of off the charts coming up on "mad money." >>> it is time for the lightening round. are you ready? starting with manny in georgia. >> booyah from the peach tate. del. >> i know, i know, i like all of the press that delta is getting. if you had the stock i would say yes, but you don't need the stock. >> robin florida. go ahead you are are up. i want to give you a big florid
pat in california, pat. >> hi jim, i wanted to ask about raw stores. the earnings keep going up and the stock is going down down down. >> she sent out an e-mail and we think raw stores is a boy buy b buy right here. i think the big froth is out of the stock and they have a lot of places that can open the stores. don't take headlines at face value anymore. when you turn tyou are going to see it. >> he goes fast and furious. giving stock after stock their final verdict on the...
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pat in california, pat. >> hi jim, i wanted to ask about ross stores. the earnings keep going up and the stock is going down down down. >> stephanie link sent out an e-mail that we think ross stores is a buy buy buy right here. i think the big froth is out of the stock and they have a lot of places that can open the stores. don't take headlines at face value anymore. dig deeper. urban's turn is for real. when you turn on squawk tomorrow you are going to see this outfit. >> jim goes fast and furious. giving stock after stock their final verdict on the lightning round. and later, bottoming out. there is a lot weighing on this market. fiscal cliff fears, a failed recovery. but after weeks of painful retreat, is a turn coming? tonight he is using the technicals in tonight's edition of off the charts, all coming up on "mad money." can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male
pat in california, pat. >> hi jim, i wanted to ask about ross stores. the earnings keep going up and the stock is going down down down. >> stephanie link sent out an e-mail that we think ross stores is a buy buy buy right here. i think the big froth is out of the stock and they have a lot of places that can open the stores. don't take headlines at face value anymore. dig deeper. urban's turn is for real. when you turn on squawk tomorrow you are going to see this outfit. >> jim...
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let's go to ramon in california. ramon >> caller: hey, jim, boo ya, baby, calling you from riverside county but born and raised in the san fernando valley. i'm a frequent watcher, jim. thank you for all that you do. >> thank you for that. that is a -- go ahead >> caller: my question is with the recent news of a possible takeover on walter energy, what is your stance, sir, on the possible buy on the stock. >> i cannot recommend anyone buying stock on a takeover basis when i think the fundamentals are not going the right way. the fundamentals are not going the right way. let's go back to florida. bart in florida. bart. >> caller: yes, jim, i really enjoy your program. i see where the earnings on tether pharmaceuticals has been reduced. i wonder what you think the future of the stock looks like. >> sunshine that stock was down about 1.70 when that news came out between 7:30 and quarter of 8 and it rallied hard. to up 13 cents. my take is this. i don't like it. i think it can go to 42. and then sell sell sell. okay. keep
let's go to ramon in california. ramon >> caller: hey, jim, boo ya, baby, calling you from riverside county but born and raised in the san fernando valley. i'm a frequent watcher, jim. thank you for all that you do. >> thank you for that. that is a -- go ahead >> caller: my question is with the recent news of a possible takeover on walter energy, what is your stance, sir, on the possible buy on the stock. >> i cannot recommend anyone buying stock on a takeover basis when...
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earnings in california. >> caller: from sunniville, calling about netflix. >> not too happy. here is my take. i think netflix is a sell sell sell. i think this is going to be a lot more like color rox where he called the top, not the bottom. clorox ha creeped up. let's go carlos in florida. >> caller: how you doing? >> very good. >> caller: very good. i have got bioreference laboratories. >> i have always liked the companies. very much beginning of the pick and shovel business. i think it should be bought this week. frank in maryland. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. i'm calling about hcbk. >> it's taken over. it's done. already done. let's go aaron in washington. aaron? >> caller: hi, jim. how you doing? >> okay. how about you? >> caller: you're my kind of crazy and i love your show. i know you don't like what i bought. i was wondering what you currently have views for. a high depth company and the possibility of a buy out with albertsons. >> i think that the company has tremendous source. it just has too much dead. if you refinance the debt you would do better. but i don't think yo
earnings in california. >> caller: from sunniville, calling about netflix. >> not too happy. here is my take. i think netflix is a sell sell sell. i think this is going to be a lot more like color rox where he called the top, not the bottom. clorox ha creeped up. let's go carlos in florida. >> caller: how you doing? >> very good. >> caller: very good. i have got bioreference laboratories. >> i have always liked the companies. very much beginning of the pick...
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i'm going to ron in california right now. ron? >> caller: big boo-yah, too you, jim from south orange county, california. >> man, i love south orange county. i love the university system down there, too. i like irvine. >> caller: before i get started, i just want to say that we're thinking about you and your family and for that matter everybody in the studio audience and their family, hope everybody came out in that horrible storm. >> we got lucky. others are not. i know they appreciate your thoughts. thank you. >> caller: you're quite welcome. my question is pertaining to the chinese economic situation. what do you feel would be a better buy either las vegas sands or wynn resorts? >> i think that steve wynn is a winner. i don't say that to be, you know, glib. i think you want to own wynn here. i say that if it got to the mid 100s you have to pull the trigger. it's can't back away now. steve in connecticut? >> caller: looking at u.s. domestic play, you did a segment in june, it rallied and then reported earnings on october 24th, i
i'm going to ron in california right now. ron? >> caller: big boo-yah, too you, jim from south orange county, california. >> man, i love south orange county. i love the university system down there, too. i like irvine. >> caller: before i get started, i just want to say that we're thinking about you and your family and for that matter everybody in the studio audience and their family, hope everybody came out in that horrible storm. >> we got lucky. others are not. i know...
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the first is california. we can tell you nbc news is projecting california to go to president obama. 55 electoral votes in california. this is obviously a huge one. no surprise that the president wins california. also, right now, we can tell you that hawaii is also going to obama. nbc news projecting the president to win hawaii as well, another four electoral votes. listen to the crowds, carl. >> yep. >> another winning -- another winner on a close call in idaho. idaho is going to governor romney. governor romney wins idaho with four electoral votes. nbc news projecting mitt romney the winner there. >> couple of big states out of the pacific northwest as we continue to hear the crowds at democracy plaza. the state of oregon, too early to call. although nbc news is saying that the president, barack obama, does lead in the state of oregon. and washington state. nbc news projects that barack obama will take the state of washington. there are some cheers in democracy plaza. we'll go back to there as the map fills
the first is california. we can tell you nbc news is projecting california to go to president obama. 55 electoral votes in california. this is obviously a huge one. no surprise that the president wins california. also, right now, we can tell you that hawaii is also going to obama. nbc news projecting the president to win hawaii as well, another four electoral votes. listen to the crowds, carl. >> yep. >> another winning -- another winner on a close call in idaho. idaho is going to...
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david in california. david? >> caller: boo-yah dr. cramer. >> yo-yo. >> caller: thank you for everything do you to keep us informed. >> thank you. >> caller: thanks for being a role model with everything do you with your charitable work as well. >> thank you. gave away a lot of money so far. thank you. >> caller: there you are. so i want to talk about osur. >> it's been a disaster since they came on. a disaster. i mean it's unbelievable. it's like the top of the stock when they came in. i don't know what to say. to me, it's too low. but it's been a disaster. let's go to kerry in louisiana. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. >> what's up? >> caller: lng in my sight. i can't seem to make myself pull a trigger. >> i like the limited partnership more because like that yield and they've been able to pay it. cqp is my favorite and preferred way to play that combination. >> let's go to charlie in new jersey. >> jim? i sold some heckman. i had a loss on it. i sold some heinz and bought abbott labs. >> you're in the right direction. there was an article
david in california. david? >> caller: boo-yah dr. cramer. >> yo-yo. >> caller: thank you for everything do you to keep us informed. >> thank you. >> caller: thanks for being a role model with everything do you with your charitable work as well. >> thank you. gave away a lot of money so far. thank you. >> caller: there you are. so i want to talk about osur. >> it's been a disaster since they came on. a disaster. i mean it's unbelievable. it's like...
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for example in california, very high unemployment. they could get hit for example with more federal job cuts in addition to their high unemployment rates. >> great analysis, steve. thanks for that deep down dive into the data. >>> america's ceos are calling for action on the fiscal cliff. precisely what you saw from steve. among them leaders of boeing, weyerhaeuser. joining us on the phone, representative adam smith, a democrat from the ninth district of washington. representative smith, thanks for joining us. i can't think of a better name for a guest on cnbc. >> people are always disappointed that i don't know a lot more about economics than i actually do. but at least it is good to have the name. >> you know what the invisible hand is, at a minimum. >> only too well. >> first of all, before we get into the details of the fiscal cliff, what would you say to americans who don't understand why congress is gone on vacation this week when there's such a huge bit of work -- or piece of work that needs to get done this week when it comes
for example in california, very high unemployment. they could get hit for example with more federal job cuts in addition to their high unemployment rates. >> great analysis, steve. thanks for that deep down dive into the data. >>> america's ceos are calling for action on the fiscal cliff. precisely what you saw from steve. among them leaders of boeing, weyerhaeuser. joining us on the phone, representative adam smith, a democrat from the ninth district of washington....
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for some parts of the market, here in southern california, the markets are even tighter than that. you add it up and it's pretty clear, things are going to start moving forward, or better said, they're going to continue to move forward from the gains we've seen over the course of the last six months or so. >> so, david, how would you -- how would you describe the market, then? has it become now the issue of getting a mortgage that seems to be one of the sticking points, or is it still a lot of supply on the market? because even though a lot of people feel we've seen the worse, we're just bumping along the bottom with housing. what is it going to take to get this needle moving? >> it's both. supply and mortgage products. we've had some of the most prestriktive products we've had in years. it's relative. it's really returning back to where it was as far as mortgage products were concerned. we're turning back to the products we used to have when we had a healthy economy but we don't have products that really fuel the excess growth. a lot of people feel we need that, given the inventor
for some parts of the market, here in southern california, the markets are even tighter than that. you add it up and it's pretty clear, things are going to start moving forward, or better said, they're going to continue to move forward from the gains we've seen over the course of the last six months or so. >> so, david, how would you -- how would you describe the market, then? has it become now the issue of getting a mortgage that seems to be one of the sticking points, or is it still a...
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how about michael in california, please? michael. >> caller: boo-yah to you, jim. with a solid dividend that pays monthly at almost a 16% yield, its current valuation a dollar beneath book value, isn't a.r.r. a great value? >> you know what? i have thought it was. this is another one of those real estate mortgage reits that i have somewhat been mystified about the price performance. someone asked about this on the street, and i said i think it should be doing better. i agree, i think it's an okay buy. john in oregon, please. >> caller: boo-yah, jimmy, how are you? >> boo-yah back at you. >> caller: residential home builders, i bought in about six or eight months ago, i have about four of them right now. it seems like the market's flattened out as far as they're concerned. should i hang onto them or ring the bell? i was talking with stephanie link, the research director, a frequent contributor to "fast money." we both felt the same way, this is a pullback, a pullback in time. i want you holding on to them. i think they'll have a very good 2013. i would rather consol
how about michael in california, please? michael. >> caller: boo-yah to you, jim. with a solid dividend that pays monthly at almost a 16% yield, its current valuation a dollar beneath book value, isn't a.r.r. a great value? >> you know what? i have thought it was. this is another one of those real estate mortgage reits that i have somewhat been mystified about the price performance. someone asked about this on the street, and i said i think it should be doing better. i agree, i...
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nevada, florida, arizona, and california. so we think what we're seeing in miami and hearing about is also something that's consistent with what we're hearing in other sun belt states, which are also starting to recover. >> so if you could choose maybe one or two cities, where would you invest? >> phoenix, las vegas, and florida are all ramping up at an accelerated rate. we expect that to continue too. >> craig, you're miami based, but are you looking to get in on some other hot cities? >> i think if we did anything else right now, we would probably do something internationally. i'm very focused on miami. there are enormous opportunities here, and before i start chasing deals in other cities, i want to definitely avail myself of the opportunities that are here. >> they say the state bird of florida is the crane. yeah, that stunk. craig, thank you. >> actually, it was pretty good. yeah, maybe stunk. "street signs" continues after the break. we're going to look at the markets before we go. ] you are a business pro. governor of
nevada, florida, arizona, and california. so we think what we're seeing in miami and hearing about is also something that's consistent with what we're hearing in other sun belt states, which are also starting to recover. >> so if you could choose maybe one or two cities, where would you invest? >> phoenix, las vegas, and florida are all ramping up at an accelerated rate. we expect that to continue too. >> craig, you're miami based, but are you looking to get in on some other...
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unemployment relative to the rest of the country, new york, new jersey, come here to this side here, california, going up even as other parts of the west goes somewhat higher than the rest of the nation, those are considered solidly blue. look here the middle of the country from oklahoma all the way to north dakota. virginia, low unemployment rate, 3 to 5%, that puts it in play the next thing is the change in unemployment, again, not much change here, what are considered mostly democratic states. only here when you look at north carolina and florida, those states are considered to be in play and ohio as well, of course, when you have a positive change and potentially those are swing states. tyler? >> bottom line here, we are a little short on time, the unemployed are no more fundamentally likely to favor one candidate than another? >> that's exactly right. >> very close. >> thought would be a huge swing one way or the other. >> people blame obama or say well, romney might be a little tougher on -- >> whichever way this goes, tyler, i think there's going to be a lot of monday morning quarterback
unemployment relative to the rest of the country, new york, new jersey, come here to this side here, california, going up even as other parts of the west goes somewhat higher than the rest of the nation, those are considered solidly blue. look here the middle of the country from oklahoma all the way to north dakota. virginia, low unemployment rate, 3 to 5%, that puts it in play the next thing is the change in unemployment, again, not much change here, what are considered mostly democratic...
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and at 11:00, the rest of the west coast states will finish out including california. alaska will round everything out at 1:00 a.m. you can see that handy little chart there. here's another chart that gives you a sense of the official nbc projections tonight. 270 electoral college votes are needed to win and, yes, it is not the popular vote that matters. it is the lector are ral college vote that matters. 237, this is what nbc is proceed correcting currently for bal. you can see on the map the states blue are those expected to give all of their votes to him. romney we're projecting 206 votes. in yellow, these are the key swing states. nbc sees eight of them for the time being and the most important one probably to watch is, yes, ohio. right here. not far from virginia which is probe the second most important. maybe colorado over here, the third. but in ohio, it really comes down to the interior of the country where many of these counties have gone boy way or the other. no republican presidential candidate has won without ohio, but it's not just tradition that matters,
and at 11:00, the rest of the west coast states will finish out including california. alaska will round everything out at 1:00 a.m. you can see that handy little chart there. here's another chart that gives you a sense of the official nbc projections tonight. 270 electoral college votes are needed to win and, yes, it is not the popular vote that matters. it is the lector are ral college vote that matters. 237, this is what nbc is proceed correcting currently for bal. you can see on the map the...
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is down nearly 19% so far this year, so we can crack that up to be decent news and upbeat news from california, it will have a $1.9 billion budget gap during its next fiscal year, that's far smaller, here is the good part, far smaller than it's seen in prior years and holds out the possibility that california may actually see surpluses within a few years thanks to spending cuts and tax hikes. those folks have their fingered crossed. >>> hamas rockets killed three in israel as they threaten a wider offensive. martin fletcher is in tel aviv and has more. >> reporter: israel and the palestinians in gaza are on the major edge of a confrontation, neither side really wants but seems to be what happens. israeli rocket attacks against gaza targeting the militant leaders of hamas are continuing and continuing to attack rocket stockpiles from gaza. israel's goal is to prevent hamas from attacking israeli citizens with rockets. there have been 850 akz ta, 100 in the last week alone. that's what israel wants to stop. at the same time hamas has been retilliating today at least 130 rockets fired from gaza i
is down nearly 19% so far this year, so we can crack that up to be decent news and upbeat news from california, it will have a $1.9 billion budget gap during its next fiscal year, that's far smaller, here is the good part, far smaller than it's seen in prior years and holds out the possibility that california may actually see surpluses within a few years thanks to spending cuts and tax hikes. those folks have their fingered crossed. >>> hamas rockets killed three in israel as they...
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for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> israel is ready for a ground invasion but the country prefers a diplomatic solution. oil is moving higher this morning. joining us live from gaza now is ayman. >> good afternoon. the sun is setting and they have been for every night over the past six 9nights palestinians brace themselves for a violent night. it's during the coming hours that there's an intensification of israeli targets throughout the gaza strip. yesterday on sunday there was an incident that many describe here as a massacre. one that targeted the home of a senior member of hamas' military according to the israelis but inside that residential house were fam
for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> israel is ready for a ground...
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california is dark. these are safe democratic states. where is unemployment low? from north dakota down to oklahoma none of that is going for obama. only one place perhaps. virginia is a potential swing state and also wisconsin. maybe that low rate is a precondition for obama to potentially win it. let's look at the change. again, very similar. darker is less change. less improving unemployment. new york, not a good state for change of unemployment over the last year but probably safely in the obama camp. the one place you might want to look here, nevada, florida, north carolina and virginia. those are all potentially in play because they had some improvement in the unemployment rate and if that had not been there, they might have been for romney. i would like to give you a definitive answer. you have the level of unemployment and you have the change. that's what makes this a horse race, simon. >> it's fascinating to see that the way you slice and dice going into the election whether it's turnout or amazing. steve, thank you very much. as the race for the presiden
california is dark. these are safe democratic states. where is unemployment low? from north dakota down to oklahoma none of that is going for obama. only one place perhaps. virginia is a potential swing state and also wisconsin. maybe that low rate is a precondition for obama to potentially win it. let's look at the change. again, very similar. darker is less change. less improving unemployment. new york, not a good state for change of unemployment over the last year but probably safely in the...
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. >>> bankruptcy beard dino, california has devoted to halt payments in an effort to try to balance its budget. the city will present the plan to a bankruptcy judge on friday. sa they need to close a nearly $46 billion budget deficit. new york and new jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation of super storm sandy and prevent similar damage from future storms. this is according to the state's latest estimates. that total of course could grow. steve liesman has been crunching the newspaperup i numbers and hn the next hour. this is to try to build up some sort of protection, some massive floodwalls. governor cuomo was saying this would be like $9.1 billion to start building. >> questions about the future of the sec following mary shapiro's exit. elyse walter could run the agent until december 2013 when she would have to be renominated and reapproved by the senate. among the issues, and ongoing battle over regulating the $2.5 trillion money market fund industry, some 63 unfinished rule making requirements that are all part of dodd-frank and continuing fears of cours
. >>> bankruptcy beard dino, california has devoted to halt payments in an effort to try to balance its budget. the city will present the plan to a bankruptcy judge on friday. sa they need to close a nearly $46 billion budget deficit. new york and new jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation of super storm sandy and prevent similar damage from future storms. this is according to the state's latest estimates. that total of course could grow. steve liesman has...
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you're in california. is there any businesses left at all in that state? >> there are quite a few. go to silicon valley, los angeles, san francisco. this is still the engine of innovation for the u.s. economy. >> they're making it tough on you. >> we could be doing better, that's true. >> so neel, when you say that this does lift some immediate uncertainty but you're not sure what it means beyond that, what do you think the market does between now and the end of the year, let's say? maybe not this week but between now and the end of the year under a reelected president obama or under a newly elected mitt romney? >> well, i think under reelected president obama, i would expect to see volatility increase especially as it relates around the fiscal cliff. we need to see them come together, divided government needs to work together. they have not worked together very well over the past couple years so the markets will take a wait and see approach and there's a good chance there will be fighting and brinkmanship until the last second for the fiscal cliff. republican sweep it's more likel
you're in california. is there any businesses left at all in that state? >> there are quite a few. go to silicon valley, los angeles, san francisco. this is still the engine of innovation for the u.s. economy. >> they're making it tough on you. >> we could be doing better, that's true. >> so neel, when you say that this does lift some immediate uncertainty but you're not sure what it means beyond that, what do you think the market does between now and the end of the...
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for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry abou
for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing...
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california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> recreational. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with the states. some states have capital punishment, some don't. some have legalized recreational use of marijuana and some states me did nal. i believe the justice department ought to respect the will of the separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have legalized small amounts of marijuana. >> i think the federal law can maintain but it shouldn't try to nullify reasonable state measures. i'm not saying the state can do anything they want, but the measures that have been adopted so far have been after vigorous deba debate. in fact. there's been a mann legalization that's been rejektded. we don't need some federal person to come in and tell us what to. do i believe commonty, decent respect. >> careful. you might sound like a republican with the states rights thing. >> there's a logic to it because i know of the
california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> recreational. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with the states. some states have capital punishment, some don't. some have legalized recreational use of marijuana and some states me did nal. i believe the justice department ought to respect the will of the separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have...
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democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york and illinois and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the zoidecisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than most of us have seen in our lifetime, i think, on the fiscal will matters at least. >> reporter: athena jones,s cnn, washington. >> hurricane sandy changes the rules for election day. some voters will now cast their ballots by e-mail and fax. how d? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the wr
democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york and illinois and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the zoidecisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than most...
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. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >> george h.w. bush. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >> this is cnn. >> right now barack obama and mitt romney, they're trying to close the deal with voters in battleground states. >> stand by for the new presidential poll as we count down the last crucial hours until election day. >> tonight, the final fran advertise race for president before voters have their say. mitt romney and barack obama ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know what change looks like and what he is offering ain't it. >> this hour our last presidential poll before election day, the candidate's 11th hour game plan and the possibility of a stunning cliff hang zero this is the time to elect a leader. >> i would like to win this earlier than later. >> cnn's countdown to election day, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress, and the issue
. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >> george h.w. bush. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >> this is cnn. >> right now barack obama and mitt romney, they're trying to close the deal with voters in battleground states. >> stand by for the new presidential poll as we count down the last crucial hours until election day. >>...
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. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. and romney expects to continue that streak. >> if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today. next up for the republican candidate is pennsylvania. so america has 50 states, but it's the key battleground state where is the race just might be decided come tuesday. right now cnn estimates that nine states shown here on the make or break states.
. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. and romney expects to continue that streak. >> if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired...
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. >> you're not in new york city, that skyline behind you is mountain view, california. eric schmidt, it sounds like you were in that closed door meeting, we know you weren't, but thank you for joining us. >>> there was a story that went unreported on election night. mitt romney's landslide, he actually had many of them across the country in his loss to barack obama. we went to king county, texas where president obama suffered his most severe shellacking. >> reporter: what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> ain't worth a damn. i don't agree with anything he done. >> reporter: it was a sentiment that was also common after president obama's first run for president. 3.4% chose obama, the lowest for any county in the country. if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell -- king county is not only barack obama's lowest vote percentage, it's also the county where he received the lowest total number of votes. nationwide, the president tal tallied more than 62 million votes. but here in this county, he got 5 votes. mitt romney winning 139 to 5,
. >> you're not in new york city, that skyline behind you is mountain view, california. eric schmidt, it sounds like you were in that closed door meeting, we know you weren't, but thank you for joining us. >>> there was a story that went unreported on election night. mitt romney's landslide, he actually had many of them across the country in his loss to barack obama. we went to king county, texas where president obama suffered his most severe shellacking. >> reporter: what...
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there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right all the time. they've beat the distinguished republican senator from indiana, richard luger, their most important foreign policy spokesperson because he was attacked by his opponent for cooperating with president obama on national security. they're nominee actually said, i couldn't make this up, that his happiest day was when he was imposing his opinion on someone else and he wanted the people to send him to washington, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if
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the polls stay open in california and the west end of california for a long time. right now still very bullish here in the romney campaign. >> dan, what we have seen, you know, mitt romney out there, joe biden out there on the campaign trail, president obama, who we saw making a couple of calls and greeting campaign workers, there is a lot of superstition on what the campaign has on what they should do on election day. >> that's right. the president always played basketball before big elections. he did not play in 2008 before new hampshire and he lost. so they're very superstitious. robert gibbs told me yesterday, we weren't going to repeat that mistake again this time. reggie love, the president's former body man, put together basketball game, went to a local rec center here in chicago, arne duncan, the president's secretary of education joined in with others to play the game. it is not one of these technical things you can tie to election results. but they very much believe in it, so the president playing basketball, hoping it will have an impact on the race. >>
the polls stay open in california and the west end of california for a long time. right now still very bullish here in the romney campaign. >> dan, what we have seen, you know, mitt romney out there, joe biden out there on the campaign trail, president obama, who we saw making a couple of calls and greeting campaign workers, there is a lot of superstition on what the campaign has on what they should do on election day. >> that's right. the president always played basketball before...
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. >>> the presidential races that been won by ronald reagan of california. >> governor clinton is now president bill clinton. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. indication of where this election is going. we're about to release the first results from today's exit polls. it's election day in america. >> right now, the final frantic reach for president as americans head to the polls and have their say. >> four more years! four more years! >> mitt romney and barack obama, ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know what change looks like. and what he's offering ain't it. >> we're live with the candidates and in the battleground states that hold the keys to the white house. >> together, we can get this done. >> there's only one direction, forward zlam >> this is cnn's coverage of election day in america, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress and the issues dividing the nation. >> i still believe in
. >>> the presidential races that been won by ronald reagan of california. >> governor clinton is now president bill clinton. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. indication of where this election is going. we're about to release the first results from today's exit polls. it's election day in america. >> right now, the final frantic reach for president as americans head to the polls and...
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democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york, and illinois. and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the decisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than i think most of us have seen in our lifetime. at least on the fiscal matters. >> reporter: it's not just the fiscal cliff. >> most people think we need some fundamental tax
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. >> reporter: and it matters how california looks and how nevada looks and virginia looks. >> right. >> reporter: it is difficult for mitt romney to say that the economy is in free fall. it is not. sue heads the iowa democratic party. >> the president won by ten percentage points in the last election, so, sue, why can't he lock it down right now, it is neck and neck. >> well, we feel like we are lock it down. we have been lockingt down for two years. >> i think that she is selling you something to be honest with you. i don't feel it is in lockdown. >> reporter: we found plenty of iowans who are not convinced by either campaign. >> i don't see fiscally how we can sustain ourself, because europe right now and the huge empire countries are going bankrupt. it is going to be us. >> reporter: and orthodonnist chad morarend thinks that the deficit is not enough for either side. >> i don't think that either side has a plan. it is the lesser of two evils. >> reporter: back at creighton medals, he says he cannot expand. he says he is frozen about whether we fall off of the fiscal cliff. >> i n
. >> reporter: and it matters how california looks and how nevada looks and virginia looks. >> right. >> reporter: it is difficult for mitt romney to say that the economy is in free fall. it is not. sue heads the iowa democratic party. >> the president won by ten percentage points in the last election, so, sue, why can't he lock it down right now, it is neck and neck. >> well, we feel like we are lock it down. we have been lockingt down for two years. >> i...
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. >>> california voters will consider a ballot measure that would abolish the state's death penalty. if proposition 34 goes through, more than 700 death row inmates would have their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole. >>> and with all the buzz about the romance between president obama and chris christie and the wake of superstorm sandy, you knew it would not take long for "saturday night live" to add their two cents. >> so i would like to give a sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation on election day, i'm voting for mitt romney. but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a tree inspiration. again, i'll be a good soldier, i'll vote for romney but i'm going to hate him, too. >> mitt romney also on the receiving end of some spoofing. we'll have that for you a little later this morning. much more ahead as a special edition of "early start" continues right now on cnn live from washington, d.c. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to our special coverage
. >>> california voters will consider a ballot measure that would abolish the state's death penalty. if proposition 34 goes through, more than 700 death row inmates would have their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole. >>> and with all the buzz about the romance between president obama and chris christie and the wake of superstorm sandy, you knew it would not take long for "saturday night live" to add their two cents. >> so i would like to give...
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so if you're a contractor, you have to wait until it comes in from tennessee or california before you can even start the work, and all 2400 homes have to be inspected and have to be repaired before they put the electricity on. think about that. that's a massive undertaking and this is just one community. >> yeah. exponentially, i got a place in long island, south shore, and folks in nassau and suffolk county, same problems we're seeing on staten island as well. new york state senator martin golden, i appreciate you being on. we will continue to follow up with you and fema. >>> retired congresswoman gabbi giffords in court today. ♪ [ male announcer ] a european-inspired suspension, but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... inspired by a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the emp
so if you're a contractor, you have to wait until it comes in from tennessee or california before you can even start the work, and all 2400 homes have to be inspected and have to be repaired before they put the electricity on. think about that. that's a massive undertaking and this is just one community. >> yeah. exponentially, i got a place in long island, south shore, and folks in nassau and suffolk county, same problems we're seeing on staten island as well. new york state senator...
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>> we're from california. we came to ohio because, you know, california is kind of a safe state, we wanted to be where the action was. and, you know, it is really important to get every single voter out there. >> reporter: alina smith is the veteran here. how long have you been doing this? >> about 50 years. >> reporter: 50 years you've been volunteering? >> yes. >> reporter: for democrats? >> yes. >> reporter: and for the president now? >> if they don't have rides, we're ready to pick them up and carry them and put them right on the spot, whatever it is. >> reporter: on the other side of town, from the other side of the aisle, another group of ladies is burning up the phone lines for governor mitt romney. for mary mogan, sometimes the calls are a success. >> can we count on your vote for mitt? yes, that's what i want to hear! thank you, ma'am, so much. >> reporter: and sometimes not so much. >> can we count on you for mitt romney? hello? i guess that's a no. >> reporter: across the table, one month call newby
>> we're from california. we came to ohio because, you know, california is kind of a safe state, we wanted to be where the action was. and, you know, it is really important to get every single voter out there. >> reporter: alina smith is the veteran here. how long have you been doing this? >> about 50 years. >> reporter: 50 years you've been volunteering? >> yes. >> reporter: for democrats? >> yes. >> reporter: and for the president now? >>...
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the president will carry new york and california. mitt romney will carry texas. those states are not in play right now so it's in terms of an immediate impact but the battleground states, widely admired. people that don't like necessarily democrats or republicans, they look to see who's the best candidate and i think michael bloomberg has sway potentially. if it's a close race in ohio, virginia or nevada, maybe anything could have an impact on swaying final undecided voters and bloomberg could have an impact, not a huge impact. i think you're right on that matter but anything could have an impact. >> we thank you. see you at the top of the hour for "the situation room." i want to get back to the aftermath of sandy. we have seen, you have seen the absolute destruction over a couple of days that nothing more shocking than the pictures from breezy point, new york. look at this. where not just the floodwaters but fire has consumed home after home after home. more than 100 before the fire stopped and when you look at the images, can you imagine staying in your home as
the president will carry new york and california. mitt romney will carry texas. those states are not in play right now so it's in terms of an immediate impact but the battleground states, widely admired. people that don't like necessarily democrats or republicans, they look to see who's the best candidate and i think michael bloomberg has sway potentially. if it's a close race in ohio, virginia or nevada, maybe anything could have an impact on swaying final undecided voters and bloomberg could...
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look how much they've lost because california gone so solidly democratic. our lifetimes they used to be swing states and now they give any democratic nominee a big advantage right out of the box. >> now listen to this. michael share of "time" noticed the comparisons of the new stump line and former president. not clinton. take a listen here. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may at times been frustrated by the pace of change but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. >> even when you might not agree with me, you know what i believe. you where i stand. and you know where i'm going to lead our nation. >> very similar pitches. is there any connection between the -- i mean sameties of 2004 and 2008? >> better the devil you know. >> it's the incumbent war cry. you know me. you know who i am. the truth of the matter is, though, i think that voters don't really know who either of these guys are in the end. what would a second obama term look like? and what would a first romney term look li
look how much they've lost because california gone so solidly democratic. our lifetimes they used to be swing states and now they give any democratic nominee a big advantage right out of the box. >> now listen to this. michael share of "time" noticed the comparisons of the new stump line and former president. not clinton. take a listen here. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may at times been frustrated by...